While Yinzhen was still on the Palm Pavilion Bridge, the servants in Tantandangdang had already come out and knelt on the ground outside to welcome the emperor.
In the palace, Uranala slowed down her movements, but held on for a moment. After waiting for the movement outside to stop, she held Hua Rong's hand and walked out surrounded by several palace ladies who were waiting closely in the inner palace.
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She wore a deep dove-blood red robe today. There was a faint phoenix pattern woven with silver thread on the robe, and her long tail feathers reached half of her body. The cuffs and collar of the robe were trimmed with light apricot, which was gorgeous and steady yet revealing.
A bit of beauty.
The flowerpot-soled shoes she wears on her feet are also deliberately chosen by Ulanara to be a bit taller than usual - so that when she stands up in her flag uniform, she will look slim and elegant.
The flag on my head was combed smoothly, I don’t know how much hair oil I used, I’m afraid a fly would slip on it.
When she finally led her people to the front door, Yinzhen and his entourage, as well as the faces of Su Peisheng and others behind them, were close enough to see clearly.
When the emperor arrived in front of her, Ulanala bowed down in a graceful and dignified posture, took a breath and said with all her heart: "I send my regards to the emperor, may your Majesty be blessed with peace of mind!"
Yinzhen stood still and gave her a slight support - his fingertips brushed her sleeves and then retracted them, and uttered four words in a concise and concise manner: "The queen is exempt from the gift."
His voice was gentle, with a hint of vitality.
The meaning of birth was so obvious that even the little eunuch behind him quickly rolled his eyelids and glanced at the queen.
After Yinzhen left this sentence, there was no other word left.
Uranala was supported by Hua Rong, stood up straight, and looked at the emperor - he was already minding his own business, striding into the main hall, as if he was just hanging around her place to complete an errand, and he was in a hurry.
generally.
Ulanara's heart felt sour.
The two of them entered the inner hall. Yinzhen turned around and lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat down.
The palace maid brought hot tea, Hua Rong turned around neatly, and drove out the servants at the door, leaving only the tea-serving maid inside. Together with her, there were only two slaves in total.
It's easy to talk when there are few people - the emperor has not come to see the queen for a while, and today is a rare occasion. Even in the emperor's family, husband and wife should have a good talk about themselves.
The two people were facing each other side by side, sitting under the window. Outside the window, the sky was full of stars and the sound of insects was lingering.
Yinzhen's posture was free and casual, but Ulanara's shoulders were tense, trying to maintain a dignified and graceful posture in front of Yinzhen. In this way, the whole person could not relax.
It was quiet in the inner hall, and Yinzhen lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Ulanara's hands were anxiously wrapped in his sleeves, holding each other's hands.
She was very willing to pick up some happy and relaxing words to say.
But facing Yinzhen, she had too many thoughts and scruples in her heart. Instead, she suppressed them all - all those clever and casual witticisms were suppressed.
She also knew that this was not good: after a man finally came, she should make him happy so that he would be willing to come again next time.
But she won't.
She was raised in a wealthy and noble family, and only servants and servants coaxed her. How could she coax others?
If being able to make people happy can be considered a skill - she seems to be born without this talent in her bones.
Whether it was in Qiandi before or later in the Forbidden City.
Everyone praised the Queen for being dignified and prudent, as if she were a Bodhisattva who only sat on the Queen's phoenix throne and was not even popular.
She is different from the concubines. She is a "noble" empress of the middle palace.
Being driven all the way to the shelf like this, and by the end of the "high", she was no longer down to earth.
But she also wanted to say a few soft words to Yinzhen so that he would not only respect her, but also "pet" and "love" her.
After all, he is her husband, her man, and her support!
At this time, she was extremely eager to have a child, a laughing, lively and lovely child; a child of her own, no! Even...a child raised by her - a child who could act coquettishly in front of Yinzhen
, keep Yinzhen’s heart.
What she cannot do, her children can do for her.
Just like when she was in Qiandi, Concubine Qi, oh no, she was still the Li family at that time, didn't she often use her children to invite favors, so that the fourth master could go to her five or six times a month?
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With a smile on his face, Ulanara insisted on finding a topic to talk to Yinzhen.
Yinzhen was meaningless at first, but then he gradually heard the "difficulty" in her voice, and saw her cautious smile accompanying him, and he couldn't bear it.
He put down the tea bowl, sighed silently, tilted his head back, and raised his hand to touch his neck.
In fact, he really wanted to say: Queen, you don't have to force yourself like this.
But Ulanara had no choice but to force herself - ever since she first entered the Old Summer Palace and made the emperor unhappy, she had repeatedly warned herself not to be careless at all.
At this time, when she saw Yinzhen sighing, she thought she had said something wrong again...
Immediately, Ulanara's heart was turned upside down, and he recalled everything he had just said.
No problem!
Several thin strings in her mind were so stretched that they were almost broken.
Hua Rong stood beside him, looking at his queen with pity and silence.
Although the queen was smiling, all the anxiety in her heart was written on her face.
After chatting for a while, fortunately, Ulanara had asked to prepare supper before. At this time, the servant was outside the curtain and asked Sister Huarong in a low voice, when will the supper be served?
Hua Rong came over, leaned over the queen, and bit her ear gently. Ulanara secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that Yinzhen was leaning on the chair with his eyes closed to rest, and his eyes were slightly green, showing that he was tired from political affairs.
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He had no objection to late night snacks.
The Queen calmed down, stood up slowly, and straightened her clothes - once she transitioned from the role of "Fourth Master's woman" to the shell of "Queen's Empress", she would be able to do it with ease.
As if she had come to life, she looked calm and orderly as she asked people to carry the dining table to the inner hall. The space in the inner room was more crowded than the main hall outside, and the cold air from the ice bucket was not easy to escape.
, not to mention that Yinzhen is already very tired.
, and after a while, a large dining table with yellow satin embroidered with gold dragons and surrounding gems was brought in.
In the inner hall, four more phoenix tail tassel lamps were added, which illuminated the interior even more brightly.
Listening to the sound of the gentle waves of the back lake lapping at the shore outside the palace, an inexplicable thought crossed Ulanara's mind: If any of the other concubines were by the lake, they would look at the bright lights like this.
, you should also know that the emperor is with her Ulanara clan today, right?
This thought brought with it a little ambiguity, a little pride, a little pride, and a little hazy expectation, but then it was overwhelmed by the deep sorrow in Ulanara's heart - the emperor had not really touched her for a long time, tonight
There will be no surprises.
But it doesn't matter, she still has...
Ulanara raised his head and looked at Yinzhen with shining eyes.
Yinzhen was really sleepy just now. He raised his head on the chair and closed his eyes for a while to relax. He almost fell asleep.
Just take a nap during this particularly sleepy time, which is very refreshing.
At this moment, he raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, raised his eyebrows, and felt much better.
Uranala walked over and helped Yinzhen stand up.
She lowered her head slightly and smelled the faint agarwood and masculine scent on his body.
Helping Yinzhen to sit down at the table, Ulanara had already asked the palace servants to lift the ice bucket in the corner under the dining table. Because there was a steaming hot pot on the dinner table for tonight's supper, and
It was summer, and I was afraid that the emperor would find it too hot.
Su Peisheng and two serving eunuchs stood behind Yinzhen, waiting to be served.
The dishes on the dining table are said to be late night snacks, but they are divided into ideas from the outside to the inside. There are all kinds of meat and vegetables, sweet and salty snacks, cold meals, hot meals, fruit plates, various dishes, plates, colors, sizes,
The distance between dishes is very particular.
Ulanara raised his hand, the pearls and jades on his wrists collided, and the golden lights under the lamp went out.
She personally served Yinzhen a bowl of bird's nest, red and white duck waist and a small bowl of rice porridge, and carefully placed them beside Yinzhen.
Yinzhen did not raise his head and said warmly: "Queen, take a rest. There is no need to be busy."